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Vancouver rundown for Thursday, March 5th, 2026.

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A fireball meteor. That's what NASA says thousands

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of people in parts of B .C. and Washington state

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witnessed on Tuesday evening. Experts now say

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a meteor traveling through the Earth's atmosphere

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was responsible for the bright light and loud

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booms heard in many parts of the lower mainland,

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including Coquitlam, Burnaby, Port Moody, Delta,

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Surrey, and Langley. The meteor was likely no

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larger than a softball when it streaked across

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the sky at around 9 .10 Tuesday evening. Other

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news, Kwantlen Polytechnic University is about

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to be hit with another round of mass layoffs.

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The cuts are expected to hit unionized staff

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across departments and services. It comes as

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KPU continues to deal with a budget crisis as

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international student enrollment declines. with

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new federal rules. Domestic enrollment is expected

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to remain flat. KPU has campuses in Surrey, Langley,

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and Richmond. A Surrey mayoral candidate wants

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to ditch the city's motto. Mike Starchuk says

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he'd replace the future lives here with the city

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of champions. Starchuk says Surrey needs to grow

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by honoring community builders, humanitarians,

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innovators, educators, first responders, athletes,

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and everyday heroes. BC is cracking down on those

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who operate building cranes, a move that comes

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after seven deaths in five years. The provincial

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government has announced a new licensing and

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permitting program, noting recommendations of

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the industry and labor policy experts. The number

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of cranes operating in BC has more than tripled.

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over the past five years. The forecast calling

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for a mix of sun and cloud for Thursday, rain

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for Friday, showers on Saturday. For all the

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details on these local Vancouver area stories,

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along with those links, go to VancouverRundown

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.substack .com.